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Brexit fallout: Industry braces itself
By Steve Holloway
The U.K. referendum decision to leave the European Union has sent shockwaves through the global med-tech community. Accurate market predictions post-Brexit ("British exit") are tough, but Stephen Holloway gives it his best shot. He also looks at the outlook for MRI.
July 5, 2016
2016 07 06 11 22 59 854 Eu Uk Split 400
Biotronik pacemakers get CE approval
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Biomedical device company Biotronik has received CE approval for its new Edora pacemakers and cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemakers.
July 3, 2016
Brain MRI surprises with incidental findings
By Wayne Forrest
Nearly 10% of patients receiving a brain MRI have incidental findings, and a third of those require further evaluation for the unexpected abnormalities, according to a large Dutch study published online in Radiology.
July 3, 2016
2016 06 24 17 25 10 53 Incidental Brain Mri Bos 200
Dublin team assesses cost aspects of staff shortages
By Frances Rylands-Monk
Undercapacity in radiology departments is leading to substantial costs for hospitals because imaging delays significantly prolong in-patient length of stay, but the problem can be solved by hiring more staff to run existing equipment for longer, according to researchers from a leading Irish facility.
June 30, 2016
2016 07 01 08 18 59 74 Cost Effectiveness Analysis 400
Ultrasound eases drug delivery to the brain
By Tami Freeman, PhD
Brain diseases are notoriously difficult to treat due to the blood-brain barrier (BBB), a protective layer of cells limiting the delivery of most drugs into the brain. One promising approach for BBB disruption combines pulsed ultrasound with injected microbubbles.
June 29, 2016
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What Brexit means for imaging
By Steve Holloway
The U.K. has decided to leave the European Union. What does that mean for imaging? Great uncertainty, and nothing in the European imaging sector will be quite the same again, Stephen Holloway writes in a monthly market trends column.
June 23, 2016
2016 06 10 12 32 55 502 Eu Uk Break 400
MR-guided radiotherapy: How great is the need?
By Tami Freeman, PhD
Online MRI-guided radiotherapy enables real-time, high-precision visualization of anatomical changes during treatment delivery. But with many image-guided radiotherapy options available already, how great is the need for large-scale in-room MR guidance?
June 22, 2016
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MR Solutions unveils Flexiscan and Powerscan
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
MR Solutions has added two new scanners to its preclinical cryogen-free MRI scanner range.
June 21, 2016
Report: Bayer mulls sale of radiology business
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Bayer is considering the sale of its radiology supplies business in a deal that could be worth more than $3 billion U.S. (2.7 billion euros), according to an article published on Friday by Reuters.
June 16, 2016
UKRC: Quality system minimizes PACS errors
By Philip Ward
Errors in imaging studies sent to PACS represent a high clinical risk, and an efficient, effective, and safe system needs to be in place to initiate action, delegates heard at last week's U.K. Radiological Congress (UKRC).
June 14, 2016
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Brexit: What would it mean for imaging?
By Steve Holloway
On 23 June, the U.K. will vote to remain in or leave the European Union. If Brexit (British exit) goes ahead, great uncertainty awaits, and nothing in the European imaging sector will be quite the same again, writes Stephen Holloway in his new monthly market trends column.
June 12, 2016
2016 06 10 12 32 55 502 Eu Uk Break 400
Adrian Dixon: Has imaging become too effective?
By Philip Ward
LIVERPOOL - There is a real danger that imaging has become a victim of its own success by being too effective, resulting in huge increases in workload, reduced clinical acumen, insufficient number of radiologists and radiographers, and too many sequences and images, warned Dr. Adrian Dixon at the U.K. Radiological Congress.
June 7, 2016
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